The Prince and the Queen: Taemin and BoA
SHINee's youngest member Lee Taemin presented a sensual and impressive dance performance for the songs from his last releases Never Gonna Dance Again: Act 1 and Act 2. It included tracks “Idea”, “Criminal” and “Heaven”.
He also appeared in the performance of legendary singer BoA for her songs “No.1” and “Only One''.
Femme Fatale: Hwasa and Jessi
Two outstanding artists and performers on the Korean scene who avoid the usual Korean feminine standards - rapper Jessi and vocalist of popular girl band Mamamoo Hwasa not only received awards but also did a collaboration on stage.
Best Dance Performance Female Solo went to Jessi with her viral song “Nunu Nana” from her latest album “Nuna”, recorded and produced on PSY's record label “P-nation”, which now is a home agency for the artist.
So Many Beautiful Faces: NCT
SM Entertainment's project NCT put on performances this year for every unit they have: Chinese WayV, flexible NCT U, teenager unit NCT Dream, main unit NCT 127 and the whole band shared with the audience the first live stage of their latest single “Resonance”.
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Young blood: Stray Kids, The Boyz, Ateez
Members of the new idol generation groups - Hyunjin of Stray Kids, San of Ateez and Juyeon of The Boyz surprised the audience with a stage dance collab and the remarkably dark performances of their own groups.
Monsters of Awards - BTS
The Korean wave phenomena BTS gathered a bunch of awards and Daesangs (grand prizes given to artists who had the biggest selling digital and physical releases) this year as always: Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Album of the Year, Worldwide Icon of the Year, Best Male Group, Best Music Video and Best Dance Performance Male Group. The band proved to be the right choice of the professional panel and online voting by fans, giving the audience a powerful performance of their latest hits “On”, “Dynamite”, and “Life Goes On”.
